"Why aren't you approving the homes you promised to build in Beit El?" one of the leaders asked Netanyahu.

Netanyahu avoided the question and noted that the US did not approve building plans for Beit El. He also said that the approval of housing units in Beit El would contradict recent agreements with the US.

However, an examination of US sources close to US President Donald Trump did not turn up any such demand. In fact, the sources said the US had not requested such a thing, and that the policy decisions were left up to Netanyahu and only Netanyahu.

"Netanyahu lied to the Religious Zionist rabbis, and it's not the first time," a Judea and Samaria leader said. "There is no explanation for the Prime Minister's behavior, which critically injures the settlements in Judea and Samaria."

"Netanyahu is worried and he gives in to the extreme left.

"The only thing we can do is hope that when elections come, the Religious Zionists do not vote for a person who deceives their community, its leaders, and its rabbis."

Protesting Netanyahu's decision, the Beit El Council on Sunday will move its seat to a tent opposite Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem.